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Swimming Away - Lyrics

The currents want to pull you downThe bottom is empty, invisibleWhere is the shoreOh I can't see it anymoreFeeling so tired, have to keep floatingThe bottom is so far awayThe shore is so far awayThe finish line is out of sightI won't give up without a fightIt's such a long swimThe waves are coming at full forceAnd even though I thrash aboutIt only makes it worseI only get more tired

Have I gotten out so farI don't know where the boat docks areAnd the moon just laughs at meA sickle in a cotton veilWill I make it through this galeIt's such a long swimIt's such a long swim, it's such a long swimIt's such a long swim, it's such a long swim

I was standing on a pierWas it very far from hereNothing but the water soundsAnd if I had it in a glassI could drink it down and laughI would laugh and drink it downThe water is so pure tonightIt brings you life yet makes you drownThe fish must be laughing

I have seen the boats of steelI have used a fishing reelI am bobbing like a corkIn this never-ending dark

I am soaked from toe to chinI will not let the water inIs there any use at allTo fight against this heavy tideWill it take me in its strideIt's such a long swimIt's such a long swim, it's such a long swim

I was sitting in the sandWaves were tumbling with the windThey pulled him outThey pulled him inThe stretcher brought him back againThe sirens let the swimmers knowNot to wrestle undertoesIt's such a long swim

And now there is no sign of landThe breakers are behind me nowSplashing in a hopeless flowFar above the muddy sand

Will I dry off on the rocksWill I ever see the docksThe beacons must have all burnt outI am flooded with this doubtIt's such a long swim

It's such a long swim, it's such a long swimIt's such a long swim, it's such a long swimIt's such a long swim, it's such a long swimIt's such a long swim, it's such a long swim